Roberto Maria Ortiz

Roberto Maria Ortiz (24 September 1886-15 July 1942) was President of Argentina from 20 February 1938 to 26 June 1942, succeeding Agustin P. Justo and preceding Ramon Castillo.

Biography
Roberto Maria Ortiz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 24 September 1886, and he participated in the failed radical revolution of 1905 and became a lawyer in 1909. He became active in the Radical Civic Union before serving as Minister of Public Works from 1925 to 1928 and Treasury Minister from 1935 to 1937. He won the fradulent 1937 presidential election and unsuccessfully attempted to democratize Argentine politics and to side with the Allies of World War II; the military was staunchly pro-Axis. He left office in 1942 after falling ill with diabetes, and he died less than a month later.